寓言故事是含有讽喻或明显教训意义的故事,是文学体裁的一种。它的结构简短,多用借喻手法,使富有教训意义的主题或深刻的道理在简单的故事中体现。以下是小编整理的中国经典英语寓言故事阅读,希望对大家有所帮助。
中国经典英语寓言故事阅读 篇1
King Hui of Liang watched the cook dissecting an ox. Up went his hand, down went the knife, cutting it just right with dexterous movements. The King praised:
梁惠王看厄丁解牛,手起刀落,动作利索,恰到好处,连声夸奖说
“Your skill is excellent!”
“你的技术真是太好了!”
The cook answered:
厄丁答道:
"1 can do it so dexterously because I am familiar with the physiological structure of the ox. I see perfectly well each and every part of the ox which is no longer a whole ox to me. I have a clear mental picture of where its joints and main and collateral channels are, and know exactly where to start cutting and how much force is needed."
“我所以能干得这样利索,是因为熟悉牛的生理结构。现在,我看到的牛已经不是一头全牛了:哪里是关节?哪里有经络?从哪里下刀?需要用多大的力气?我胸中有数,眼前清清楚楚。”
The cook continued:
厄丁接着说:
"The knives of others become blunt after being used for a short time, whereas I have used my knife for 19 years and slaughtered nearly 1,000 oxen, and it is still as sharp as a new one. However, when I come across a complicated structure, I would be cautious and conscientious and dare not be the least negligent. I cut swiftly but lightly with great concentration and care.
“别人的牛刀,用不了多久就会钝掉,而我这把刀已经用了十九年,宰了上千头牛,但是还同新刀一样锋利。不过,如果碰到错综复杂的结构,我还是兢兢业业,丝毫不敢怠慢,动作很快,下刀却很轻,聚精会神,小心翼翼。”
After hearing this, King Hui of Liang said:
梁惠王听后说:
"What you said is wonderful!From you I have learned the way of cultivating my mind and developing my character."
“你说得好极了!我从你这里悟到了修身养性的.道理。”
中国经典英语寓言故事阅读 篇2
Handan was the capital of the State of Zhao during the Warring States Period.
邯郸,是战国时期赵国的首都。
A young man in the State of Yan heard that the State of Zhao was more powerful than the State of Yan, so he was much interested in the State of Zhao. Consequently, he crossed over mountain after mountain by himself and got to Handan.
燕国有个青年听说赵国比燕国强大,对赵国很感兴趣。于是,他一个人翻山越岭,来到了邯郸。
Upon arrival at Handan, he felt that the State of Zhao was indeed more stable than the State of Yan. Even the way of walking of the people of the State of Zhao looked better than that of the people of the State of Yan. He made up his mind to learn how the people of the State of Zhao walked in Handan, so that in the future the people of the State of Yan could walk as gracefully as them.
到了邯郸,他觉得赵国确实比燕国安定,连赵国人走路的姿势都比燕国人好看。他决定在邯郸学会赵国人走路,将来让燕国人走路也能像赵国人一样好看。
Yet, that was easier said than done. No matter how hard he tried, he was unable to learn the gait of the people of the State of Zhao. On the contrary, he even forgot completely how he walked in the State of Yan. In the end, he had no alternative but to crawl back from the State of Zhao to the State of Yan.
可是,说起来容易做起来难。这个青年怎么学也没有学会赵国人走路的姿势,反而连自己在燕国时如何走路也忘得干干净净。最后,池没有办法,只好爬着离开赵国回燕国去了。
中国经典英语寓言故事阅读 篇3
A story is told of a king who went into his garden one morning, and found everything withered and dying.
这个故事是这样的:一个国王清晨走迸花园,发现所有的草 木已经枯萎,奄奄一息了。
He asked the oak that stood near the gate what the trouble was.
于是,他问门边的橡树究竟发生了什么事。
He found it was sick of life and determined to die because it was not tall and beautiful like the pine.
原来是它们消极 厌世、一心求死,因为橡树觉得自己不如松树般高大、秀丽:
The pine was all out of heart because it could not bear grapes, like the vine.
而松树为自己不如葡萄藤那般结满丰硕的果实而沮丧:
The vine was going to throw its life away because it could not stand erect and have as fine fruit as the peach tree.
葡萄藤则为自己无法直立,并且无法像桃树那样结出上好的果实而想结束生命
The geranium was fretting because it was not tall and fragrant like the lilac…and so on all through the garden.
天竺葵也焦躁不安,因为它觉得自己不如紫丁香那样修长、 芳香……于是,整个花园都了无生气。
Coming to a heart's-ease, he found its bright face lifted as cheery as ever.
国王走到一株心安草面前,发现它仍然神采奕奕,如从前般欢乐。
"Well, heart's-ease, I'm glad, amidst all this discouragement, to find one brave little flower. You do not seem to be the (east disheartened."
¨你好,心安草,我感到非常高兴,所有的草木都对自己失去 了信心,只有你能勇敢地生活,没有丝毫气馁。¨
"No, I am not of much account, but I thought that if You wanted an oak, or a pine, or a vine, or a peach tree, or a geranium, or a lilac, you would have planted one; but as I knew you wanted a heart's-ease, I am determined to be the best little heart's-ease that I can.
¨虽然我并没有什么值得骄傲的东西,但我想,如果你想要一 棵橡树,或松树、葡萄,或桃树、天竺葵、丁香,你就会去种它 们,而我知道你想要一株心安草,所以我决心尽我所能做一株最 好的心安草。"
中国经典英语寓言故事阅读 篇4
A man was going to the house of some rich person。 As he went along the road,he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road。 He said,"I do not want to eat those apples;for the rich man will give me much food;
he will give me very nice food to eat。" Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust。
He went on and came to a river。 The river had become very big;so he could not go over it。 He waited for some time;then he said,"I cannot go to the rich mans house today,for I cannot get over the river。"
He began to go home。 He had eaten no food that day。 He began to want food。 He came to the apples,and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them。
Do not throw good things away;you may be glad to have them at some other time。
中国经典英语寓言故事阅读 篇5
Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country;the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse;he said,"Do come and see me at my house in the country."
So the City mouse went. The City mouse said,"This food is not good,and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field?You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone.
You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried," Run!Run!The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out. When they came out,the Country mouse said,"I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy,than to be rich and afraid."
中国经典英语寓言故事阅读 篇6
A RICH Woman having returned from abroad disembarked at the foot of Knee-deep Street, and was about to walk to her hotel through the mud.
"Madam," said a Policeman, "I cannot permit you to do that; you would soil your shoes and stockings."
"Oh, that is of no importance, really," replied the Rich Woman, with a cheerful smile.
"But, madam, it is needless; from the wharf to the hotel, as you observe, extends an unbroken line of prostrate newspaper men who
crave the honour of having you walk upon them."
"In that case," she said, seating herself in a doorway and unlocking her satchel, "I shall have to put on my rubber boots."
中国经典英语寓言故事阅读 篇7
A horse and an ass were traveling together. The horse was prancing along in its beautiful trappings, but the ass was carrying the heavy weight in its saddlebags.
"I wish I were you," sighed the ass. "You have nothing to do, and wear such a beautiful harness."
The next day there was a great battle. The horse was badly wounded in the final charge.
The ass passed and saw the dying horse. "I was wrong," said the ass."Safety is much more important than beautiful clothes."
马和驴一起旅行,马拉着轻便的车轻松地前行,而驴驮着很重的鞍囊走路。
“我多希望我是你,”驴感叹道,“你什么也不用做,却佩带这么漂亮的马具。”
后来爆发了一场战争,马在最后的冲锋中不幸身受重伤。
驴从将要死去的马身边经过。“我错了,”驴说,“安全比漂亮的衣服更重要。”
中国经典英语寓言故事阅读 篇8
A man once bought a brilliantly-coloured parrot.Instead of locking it up in a cage or chaining it to a perch, he allowed it to fly free all over the house.The parrot was delighted at this and flapped from room to room, shrieking and screaming with happiness.At last he settled on the edge of a rich curtain.
"Who on earth are you ?" said a cross voice from below."Stop that terrible noise at once."
The parrot saw a cat staring up at him from the carpet.
"I 'm a parrot.I 've just arrived and I 'm to make as much noise as I can," he said.
"Well, I 've lived here all my life," replied the cat ."I was born in this very house and I learned from my mother that it is best to keep quiet here."
"Keep quiet then, "said the parrot cheerfully."I don't know what you do around here, but I know my job.My master bought me for my voice and I'm going to make sure he hears it."
Different people are valued for different things.
从前,有人买了一只毛色鲜艳的鹦鹉。他没有把鹦鹉关在笼子里,也没有用链条把他拴在栖木上,而让他在家里自由自在地飞来飞去。鹦鹉对此十分高兴,扑动翅膀,从一间屋子飞到另一间屋子,愉快地尖声叫着,最终停在华丽的帷幔的边上。
"你到底是谁?"从下头传来怒气冲冲的说话声,"立刻住嘴,别发出那难听的声音。"
鹦鹉看见地毯上有一只猫抬头看着他。
"我是鹦鹉。我刚到,我要使劲地吵吵。"他说。"那你就一声不响吧,"鹦鹉欢快地说,"我不明白你在这儿干什么,可我明白我的活儿。主人为了我的声音才买我,我必须得让他听到。"
不一样的人因有不一样的特点而受重视。
中国经典英语寓言故事阅读 篇9
Standing on the roof of a small goat and the Wolf
Kid standing on the roof and saw the Wolf walked through the bottom and then abuse him,and laughed at him。 The Wolf said,"oh,buddy,scold me is not you,but your terrain。
This story to illustrate,dili and cat often give a person the courage to fight against the strong。
中国经典英语寓言故事阅读 篇10
A Fisher once took his bagpipes to the bank of a river, and played upon them with the hope of making the fish rise; but never a one put his nose out of the water.
So he cast his net into the river and soon drew it forth filled with fish.
Then he took his bagpipes again, and, as he played, the fish leapt up in the net.
"Ah, you dance now when I play," said he.
"Yes," said an old Fish:
"When you are in a man's power you must do as he bids you."
中国经典英语寓言故事阅读 篇11
Long long ago, several people had a jar of wine among them and all of them wanted to drink it by himself. So they set a rule that every one would draw a snake on the ground and the man who finished first would have the wine. One man finished his snake very soon and he was about to drink the wine when he saw the others were still busy drawing, so he decided to draw the feet to the snake. However, before he could finish the feet, another man finished and grabbed the jar from him, saying, "Who has ever seen a snake with feet?" The story of "Draw a snake and add feet to It." tells us going too far is as bad as not going far enough.
A man from the state of Chu was taking a boat across a river when he dropped his sword into the water carelessly. Immediately he made a mark on the side of the boat where the sword dropped, hoping to find it later. When the boat stopped moving, he went into the water to search for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat. As we know, the boat had moved but the sword had not. Isn't this a very foolish way to look for a sword?
One day a crow stood on a branch near his nest and felt very happy with the meat in his mouth. At that time, a fox saw the crow with the meat, so he swallowed and eagerly thought of a plan to get the meat. However, whatever the fox said to the crow, the crow just kept silent. Until the fox thought highly of the crow's beautiful voice, the crow felt flattered and opened his mouth to sing. As soon as the meat fell down to the ground, the fox took the meat and went into his hole.
Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to steal his neighbor's doorbell. However, he knew clearly that the bell would ring and catch the other people's attention as long as he touched the bell. So he thought hard and suddenly hit on a clever "idea". He plugged his ears with something, thinking that everything would go well when he stole the bell. Unfortunately to his disappointment, the bell still rang loudly and he was caught on the spot as a thief.
中国经典英语寓言故事阅读 篇12
A man walking in the night slipped from a rock. Afraid that he would fall down thousands of feet, because he knew that place was a very deep valley, he took hold of a branch that was hanging over the rock. In the night all he couls see was a bottomless abyss. He shouted, his own shout reflected back--there was nobody to hear.
You can imagine that man and his whole night of scare. Every moment there was death, his hands were becoming cold, he was losing his grip...... and as the sun came out he looked down and he laughed. There was no abyss. Just six inches down there was a rock. He could have rested the whole night, slept well---the rock was big enough---but the whole night was a nightmare.
Fear is only six inches deep. Now it is up to you whether you want to go on cling to the branch and turn your life into a nightmare, or whether you would love to leave the branch and stand on your feet.
There is nothing to fear.
一个人在赶夜路时,突然从岩石上跌了下去,吓得他赶紧抓住了岩石上的树枝,因为他知道这一带有个深谷,一不小心就会跌入上千英尺的深渊。一晚上,他唯一能看到的就是深不见底的峡谷。他大呼救命,但只听到了自己的回音---没有人能听到他呼救。
你可以想象一下他的处境和整晚的恐惧。死神随时都可能降临。他的手开始发凉,渐渐地抓不住了...当太阳升起的时候,他朝下看了看,笑了。下面压根就没有什么深渊。在他下方六英尺的地方有一块大石头。岩石那么大,他本可以在那儿休息一个晚上,美美的睡上一觉,但昨晚他却在梦魇中度过。
恐惧只是六英尺的距离而已。接下来,到了你做决定的时候了:你是想要继续抓着树枝过梦魇一般的生活,还是更喜欢把手从树枝上松开,双脚着地?
真的没有什么好害怕的。
中国经典英语寓言故事阅读 篇13
A WOLF who had a bone stuck in his throat hired a Crane, for a large sum, to put her head into his mouth and draw out the bone. When the Crane had extracted the bone and demanded the promised payment, the Wolf, grinning and grinding his teeth, exclaimed: "Why, you have surely already had a sufficient recompense, in having been permitted to draw out your head in safety from the mouth and jaws of a wolf."
In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains. 狼误吞下了一块骨头,十分难受,四处奔走,寻访医生。
他遇见了鹭鸶,谈定酬金请他 取出骨头,鹭鸶把自己的头伸进狼的喉咙里,叼出了骨头,便向狼要定好的酬金。
狼回答 说:“喂,朋友,你能从狼嘴里平安无事地收回头来,难道还不满足,怎么还要讲报酬?”
这故事说明,对坏人行善的报酬,就是认识坏人不讲信用的本质。
中国经典英语寓言故事阅读 篇14
THE Director of an Observatory, who, with a thirty-six-inch refractor, had discovered the moon, hastened to an Editor, with a four-column account of the event.
"How much?" said the Editor, sententiously, without looking up from s essay on the circularity of the political horizon.
"One hundred and sixty dollars," replied the man who had discovered the moon.
"Not half enough," was the Editor's comment.
"Generous man!" cried the Astronomer, glowing with warm and elevated sentiments, "pay me, then, what you will."
"Great and good friend," said the Editor, blandly, looking up from his work, "we are far asunder, it seems. The paying is to be done by you."
The Director of the Observatory gathered up the manuscript and went away, explaining that it needed correction; he had neglected to dotan m.
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